The Department of Transport says that the countrys sole printing machine for driving licence cards , stalled since 4 January, is working again. There is a backlog of over 747 000 waiting to be printed.
Department spokesperson Collen Msibi told GroundUp the machine can print between 14 000 to 19 000 cards during a 14-hour shift. We are cautiously optimistic given the age of the machine, he said.
This means working hours for staff members at the Driving Licence Card Agency - will be extended to ensure the reduction of the backlog, the department said in a statement. New orders were being added to the backlog, and updates would be provided, the department said.
Thats great news, but my question is, when is it going to break down again? Wayne Duvenage, the CEO of Organisation Undoing Tax Abuse OUTA, said.